01/21/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/20/2021 20:41
DA-PCIC urges raisers to insure hogs so they can bounce back
Author: DA Communications Group | 21 January 2021
Agriculture Secretary William Dar is urging backyard and commercial hog raisers to secure insurance packages so they can recover part of their investments, in case their farms are affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF). As the Department of Agriculture (DA) intensifies efforts to encourage hog raisers to get back to business and, ultimately, help pork production rebound, availing of an insurance coverage is a prudent safety net for existing raisers and for those in ASF-free areas who will venture into this business, Secretary Dar said.
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 21 — Agriculture Secretary William Dar is urging backyard and commercial hog raisers to secure insurance packages so they can recover part of their investments, in case their farms are affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF).“As the Department of Agriculture (DA).